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Broadland and Stroud

137,892 and 125,507 residents (mid-2024).

Broadland is higher than Stroud on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 8 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Broadland is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Stroud on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Broadland Stroud

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Broadland £4,383, Stroud £4,180Stroud: £4,180Broadland: £4,383Stroud: £4,197Broadland: £4,401Stroud: £3,965Broadland: £4,157

    £4,383£4,401£4,157Broadland is higher£4,180£4,197£3,965

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Broadland £12,374, Stroud £12,572Stroud: £12,572Broadland: £12,374Stroud: £12,625Broadland: £12,426Stroud: £11,925Broadland: £11,737

    £12,374£12,426£11,737Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£12,572£12,625£11,925

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Broadland £1,311, Stroud £1,338Stroud: £1,338Broadland: £1,311Stroud: £1,344Broadland: £1,316Stroud: £1,269Broadland: £1,243

    £1,311£1,316£1,243Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£1,338£1,344£1,269

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Broadland £11,446, Stroud £11,729Stroud: £11,729Broadland: £11,446Stroud: £11,779Broadland: £11,495Stroud: £11,126Broadland: £10,857

    £11,446£11,495£10,857Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£11,729£11,779£11,126

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Broadland £230, Stroud £251Stroud: £251Broadland: £230Stroud: £252Broadland: £231Stroud: £238Broadland: £218

    £230£231£218Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£251£252£238

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Broadland £681, Stroud £574Stroud: £574Broadland: £681Stroud: £577Broadland: £684Stroud: £545Broadland: £646

    £681£684£646Broadland is higher£574£577£545

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Broadland £16, Stroud £17Stroud: £17Broadland: £16Stroud: £17Broadland: £17Stroud: £16Broadland: £16

    £16£17£16Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£17£17£16

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Broadland £331, Stroud £298Stroud: £298Broadland: £331Stroud: £299Broadland: £333Stroud: £282Broadland: £314

    £331£333£314Broadland is higher£298£299£282

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Broadland £102, Stroud £97Stroud: £97Broadland: £102Stroud: £97Broadland: £103Stroud: £92Broadland: £97

    £102£103£97Broadland is higher£97£97£92

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Broadland £84, Stroud £64Stroud: £64Broadland: £84Stroud: £65Broadland: £85Stroud: £61Broadland: £80

    £84£85£80Broadland is higher£64£65£61

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Broadland £973, Stroud £1,040Stroud: £1,040Broadland: £973Stroud: £1,044Broadland: £978Stroud: £987Broadland: £923

    £973£978£923Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£1,040£1,044£987

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Broadland £110, Stroud £145Stroud: £145Broadland: £110Stroud: £146Broadland: £111Stroud: £138Broadland: £105

    £110£111£105Stroud is higher£145£146£138

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Broadland £243, Stroud £226Stroud: £226Broadland: £243Stroud: £227Broadland: £244Stroud: £214Broadland: £231

    £243£244£231Broadland is higher£226£227£214

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Broadland £6.68, Stroud £5.31Stroud: £5.31Broadland: £6.68Stroud: £5.34Broadland: £6.71Stroud: £5.04Broadland: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Broadland is higher£5.31£5.34£5.04

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Broadland £3.26, Stroud £3.02Stroud: £3.02Broadland: £3.26Stroud: £3.03Broadland: £3.27Stroud: £2.86Broadland: £3.09

    £3.26£3.27£3.09Broadland is higher£3.02£3.03£2.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Broadland £7.58, Stroud £4.94Stroud: £4.94Broadland: £7.58Stroud: £4.97Broadland: £7.61Stroud: £4.69Broadland: £7.19

    £7.58£7.61£7.19Broadland is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Broadland 1,003.6, Stroud 1,019.8Stroud: 1,019.8Broadland: 1,003.6

    1,003.6Stroud is higherDepends on how you count1,019.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Broadland 64.2, Stroud 63.7Stroud: 63.7Broadland: 64.2

    64.2Broadland is higher63.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Broadland 141.6, Stroud 122.4Stroud: 122.4Broadland: 141.6

    141.6Broadland is higher122.4

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Broadland 50.9, Stroud 45.1Stroud: 45.1Broadland: 50.9

    50.9Broadland is higher45.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Broadland 127.7, Stroud 126.3Stroud: 126.3Broadland: 127.7

    127.7Broadland is higherDepends on how you count126.3

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Broadland 19.5, Stroud 14.5Stroud: 14.5Broadland: 19.5

    19.5Broadland is higher14.5

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Broadland and Stroud, per person in the age group
MeasureBroadlandStroudHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,383£4,401£4,157£4,180£4,197£3,965Broadland
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,374£12,426£11,737£12,572£12,625£11,925Stroud
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,311£1,316£1,243£1,338£1,344£1,269Stroud
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,446£11,495£10,857£11,729£11,779£11,126Stroud
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£230£231£218£251£252£238Stroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£681£684£646£574£577£545Broadland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£17£16£17£17£16Stroud
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£331£333£314£298£299£282Broadland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£97£97£92Broadland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£84£85£80£64£65£61Broadland
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£973£978£923£1,040£1,044£987Stroud
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£145£146£138Stroud
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£243£244£231£226£227£214Broadland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£5.31£5.34£5.04Broadland
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.26£3.27£3.09£3.02£3.03£2.86Broadland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.58£7.61£7.19£4.94£4.97£4.69Broadland
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.61,019.8Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202664.263.7Broadland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.6122.4Broadland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202650.945.1Broadland
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.7126.3Broadland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.514.5Broadland

Per resident

Broadland is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Stroud on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Broadland Stroud

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Broadland £4,383, Stroud £4,180Stroud: £4,180Broadland: £4,383Stroud: £4,197Broadland: £4,401Stroud: £3,965Broadland: £4,157

    £4,383£4,401£4,157Broadland is higher£4,180£4,197£3,965

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Broadland £3,073, Stroud £2,845Stroud: £2,845Broadland: £3,073Stroud: £2,857Broadland: £3,086Stroud: £2,699Broadland: £2,915

    £3,073£3,086£2,915Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£2,845£2,857£2,699

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Broadland £758, Stroud £790Stroud: £790Broadland: £758Stroud: £793Broadland: £762Stroud: £749Broadland: £719

    £758£762£719Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£790£793£749

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Broadland £2,843, Stroud £2,655Stroud: £2,655Broadland: £2,843Stroud: £2,666Broadland: £2,855Stroud: £2,518Broadland: £2,696

    £2,843£2,855£2,696Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£2,655£2,666£2,518

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Broadland £57, Stroud £57Stroud: £57Broadland: £57Stroud: £57Broadland: £57Stroud: £54Broadland: £54

    £57£57£54Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£57£57£54

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Broadland £169, Stroud £130Stroud: £130Broadland: £169Stroud: £130Broadland: £170Stroud: £123Broadland: £160

    £169£170£160Broadland is higher£130£130£123

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Broadland £4.09, Stroud £3.88Stroud: £3.88Broadland: £4.09Stroud: £3.90Broadland: £4.11Stroud: £3.68Broadland: £3.88

    £4.09£4.11£3.88Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£3.88£3.90£3.68

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Broadland £331, Stroud £298Stroud: £298Broadland: £331Stroud: £299Broadland: £333Stroud: £282Broadland: £314

    £331£333£314Broadland is higher£298£299£282

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Broadland £102, Stroud £97Stroud: £97Broadland: £102Stroud: £97Broadland: £103Stroud: £92Broadland: £97

    £102£103£97Broadland is higher£97£97£92

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Broadland £49, Stroud £38Stroud: £38Broadland: £49Stroud: £38Broadland: £49Stroud: £36Broadland: £46

    £49£49£46Broadland is higher£38£38£36

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Broadland £563, Stroud £614Stroud: £614Broadland: £563Stroud: £616Broadland: £566Stroud: £582Broadland: £534

    £563£566£534Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£614£616£582

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Broadland £110, Stroud £145Stroud: £145Broadland: £110Stroud: £146Broadland: £111Stroud: £138Broadland: £105

    £110£111£105Stroud is higher£145£146£138

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Broadland £141, Stroud £133Stroud: £133Broadland: £141Stroud: £134Broadland: £141Stroud: £126Broadland: £133

    £141£141£133Broadland is higher£133£134£126

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Broadland £3.86, Stroud £3.13Stroud: £3.13Broadland: £3.86Stroud: £3.14Broadland: £3.87Stroud: £2.97Broadland: £3.66

    £3.86£3.87£3.66Broadland is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Broadland £1.89, Stroud £1.78Stroud: £1.78Broadland: £1.89Stroud: £1.79Broadland: £1.90Stroud: £1.69Broadland: £1.79

    £1.89£1.90£1.79Broadland is higher£1.78£1.79£1.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Broadland £7.58, Stroud £4.94Stroud: £4.94Broadland: £7.58Stroud: £4.97Broadland: £7.61Stroud: £4.69Broadland: £7.19

    £7.58£7.61£7.19Broadland is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Broadland 249.2, Stroud 230.8Stroud: 230.8Broadland: 249.2

    249.2Broadland is higherDepends on how you count230.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Broadland 16.0, Stroud 14.4Stroud: 14.4Broadland: 16.0

    16.0Broadland is higher14.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Broadland 35.2, Stroud 27.7Stroud: 27.7Broadland: 35.2

    35.2Broadland is higher27.7

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Broadland 50.9, Stroud 45.1Stroud: 45.1Broadland: 50.9

    50.9Broadland is higher45.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Broadland 73.9, Stroud 74.5Stroud: 74.5Broadland: 73.9

    73.9Stroud is higherDepends on how you count74.5

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Broadland 11.3, Stroud 8.5Stroud: 8.5Broadland: 11.3

    11.3Broadland is higher8.5

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Broadland and Stroud, per resident
MeasureBroadlandStroudHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,383£4,401£4,157£4,180£4,197£3,965Broadland
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,073£3,086£2,915£2,845£2,857£2,699Broadland
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£758£762£719£790£793£749Stroud
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,843£2,855£2,696£2,655£2,666£2,518Broadland
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£57£57£54Broadland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£130£130£123Broadland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.09£4.11£3.88£3.88£3.90£3.68Broadland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£331£333£314£298£299£282Broadland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£97£97£92Broadland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£38£38£36Broadland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£563£566£534£614£616£582Stroud
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£145£146£138Stroud
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£133£134£126Broadland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.86£3.87£3.66£3.13£3.14£2.97Broadland
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.89£1.90£1.79£1.78£1.79£1.69Broadland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.58£7.61£7.19£4.94£4.97£4.69Broadland
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.2230.8Broadland
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.014.4Broadland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.227.7Broadland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202650.945.1Broadland
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202673.974.5Stroud
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.38.5Broadland

Total

Broadland is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Stroud on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Broadland Stroud

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Broadland £604.4m, Stroud £524.6mStroud: £524.6mBroadland: £604.4mStroud: £526.8mBroadland: £606.9mStroud: £497.6mBroadland: £573.3m

    £604.4m£606.9m£573.3mBroadland is higher£524.6m£526.8m£497.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Broadland £423.7m, Stroud £357.1mStroud: £357.1mBroadland: £423.7mStroud: £358.6mBroadland: £425.5mStroud: £338.7mBroadland: £401.9m

    £423.7m£425.5m£401.9mBroadland is higherDepends on how you count£357.1m£358.6m£338.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Broadland £104.6m, Stroud £99.1mStroud: £99.1mBroadland: £104.6mStroud: £99.6mBroadland: £105.0mStroud: £94.0mBroadland: £99.2m

    £104.6m£105.0m£99.2mBroadland is higherDepends on how you count£99.1m£99.6m£94.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Broadland £392.0m, Stroud £333.2mStroud: £333.2mBroadland: £392.0mStroud: £334.6mBroadland: £393.6mStroud: £316.0mBroadland: £371.8m

    £392.0m£393.6m£371.8mBroadland is higherDepends on how you count£333.2m£334.6m£316.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Broadland £7.9m, Stroud £7.1mStroud: £7.1mBroadland: £7.9mStroud: £7.2mBroadland: £7.9mStroud: £6.8mBroadland: £7.5m

    £7.9m£7.9m£7.5mBroadland is higherDepends on how you count£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Broadland £23.3m, Stroud £16.3mStroud: £16.3mBroadland: £23.3mStroud: £16.4mBroadland: £23.4mStroud: £15.5mBroadland: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mBroadland is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Broadland £0.56m, Stroud £0.49mStroud: £0.49mBroadland: £0.56mStroud: £0.49mBroadland: £0.57mStroud: £0.46mBroadland: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.53mBroadland is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Broadland £45.7m, Stroud £37.3mStroud: £37.3mBroadland: £45.7mStroud: £37.5mBroadland: £45.9mStroud: £35.4mBroadland: £43.3m

    £45.7m£45.9m£43.3mBroadland is higher£37.3m£37.5m£35.4m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Broadland £14.1m, Stroud £12.2mStroud: £12.2mBroadland: £14.1mStroud: £12.2mBroadland: £14.2mStroud: £11.5mBroadland: £13.4m

    £14.1m£14.2m£13.4mBroadland is higher£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Broadland £6.7m, Stroud £4.8mStroud: £4.8mBroadland: £6.7mStroud: £4.8mBroadland: £6.8mStroud: £4.5mBroadland: £6.4m

    £6.7m£6.8m£6.4mBroadland is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Broadland £77.6m, Stroud £77.0mStroud: £77.0mBroadland: £77.6mStroud: £77.4mBroadland: £78.0mStroud: £73.1mBroadland: £73.7m

    £77.6m£78.0m£73.7mBroadland is higherDepends on how you count£77.0m£77.4m£73.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Broadland £15.2m, Stroud £18.2mStroud: £18.2mBroadland: £15.2mStroud: £18.3mBroadland: £15.3mStroud: £17.3mBroadland: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mStroud is higher£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Broadland £19.4m, Stroud £16.7mStroud: £16.7mBroadland: £19.4mStroud: £16.8mBroadland: £19.5mStroud: £15.9mBroadland: £18.4m

    £19.4m£19.5m£18.4mBroadland is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Broadland £0.53m, Stroud £0.39mStroud: £0.39mBroadland: £0.53mStroud: £0.40mBroadland: £0.54mStroud: £0.37mBroadland: £0.51m

    £0.53m£0.54m£0.51mBroadland is higher£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Broadland £0.26m, Stroud £0.22mStroud: £0.22mBroadland: £0.26mStroud: £0.22mBroadland: £0.26mStroud: £0.21mBroadland: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mBroadland is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Broadland £1.0m, Stroud £0.62mStroud: £0.62mBroadland: £1.0mStroud: £0.62mBroadland: £1.1mStroud: £0.59mBroadland: £0.99m

    £1.0m£1.1m£0.99mBroadland is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Broadland 34,367, Stroud 28,967Stroud: 28,967Broadland: 34,367

    34,367Broadland is higherDepends on how you count28,967

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Broadland 2,200, Stroud 1,808Stroud: 1,808Broadland: 2,200

    2,200Broadland is higher1,808

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Broadland 4,849, Stroud 3,476Stroud: 3,476Broadland: 4,849

    4,849Broadland is higher3,476

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Broadland 7,019, Stroud 5,655Stroud: 5,655Broadland: 7,019

    7,019Broadland is higher5,655

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Broadland 10,185, Stroud 9,354Stroud: 9,354Broadland: 10,185

    10,185Broadland is higherDepends on how you count9,354

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Broadland 1,552, Stroud 1,072Stroud: 1,072Broadland: 1,552

    1,552Broadland is higher1,072

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Broadland and Stroud, total
MeasureBroadlandStroudHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£604.4m£606.9m£573.3m£524.6m£526.8m£497.6mBroadland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£423.7m£425.5m£401.9m£357.1m£358.6m£338.7mBroadland
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£104.6m£105.0m£99.2m£99.1m£99.6m£94.0mBroadland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£392.0m£393.6m£371.8m£333.2m£334.6m£316.0mBroadland
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m£7.1m£7.2m£6.8mBroadland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mBroadland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mBroadland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£45.7m£45.9m£43.3m£37.3m£37.5m£35.4mBroadland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m£12.2m£12.2m£11.5mBroadland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.7m£6.8m£6.4m£4.8m£4.8m£4.5mBroadland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£77.6m£78.0m£73.7m£77.0m£77.4m£73.1mBroadland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£18.2m£18.3m£17.3mStroud
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mBroadland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m£0.39m£0.40m£0.37mBroadland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mBroadland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.1m£0.99m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mBroadland
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,36728,967Broadland
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2001,808Broadland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8493,476Broadland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,0195,655Broadland
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,1859,354Broadland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5521,072Broadland

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.